After a while, Liang Zhong came back with a sickle, "The goods are good, I have taken this sickle, and besides, I still need some rice beds and flails." ”

"No problem." Lu Zhibi made an "OK" gesture.

When you see the word "bed", don't think that the rice bed has anything to do with sleeping, the rice bed is used to thresh rice.

It is a rectangular low wooden frame with a hollow frame raised slightly in the middle, supported by thin wooden sticks in the middle, and then small bamboo poles are attached to it.

When threshing, it is placed on a wide field, and the farmer takes the bales of harvested rice and smashes it vigorously.

In this way, the rice and rice stalk crumbs will fall down in the gaps of the small bamboo poles, pile up under the rice bed in a pile, and finally pick them out and clean them in the wind.

Don't look at the primitive and simple rice bed, the average person really doesn't have it, if anyone can prepare the rice bed, the family must be relatively rich, in the Dayue rice bed and the cattle have the same important position.

Of course, this is not a problem for the Liang family.

Liang Chong's cronies and housekeepers told Lu Zhike that most farmers could only beat on the door panel when they wanted to thresh because they did not have rice beds, and they were collapsing everywhere, which was very troublesome to collect.

If you want to borrow a rice bed from someone to thresh, you have to say a lot of good things or help people to counteract, and you have to owe a favor.

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As for the flail, it is also a tool for rice threshing.

According to the Chinese Qi language, as early as the seventh century BC, the then state of Qi (in present-day Shandong Peninsula) began to use the flail to beat wheat.

The flail consists of a long handle and a set of flail rackets composed of flat rows of bamboo or wooden boards, and the axle of the flail is set on the bend of the flail handle to form a complete flail that can be used.

When used, the farmer shakes the flail handle up and down to make the flail slap rotate, and beats and beats the rice stalks on the drying field to thresh it.

Because of the skill and gameplay of this farming tool, it has also been written as a joke by writers.

In Wang Xiaobo's "Red Breeze Running in the Night", he describes the flail as a kind of "open-squared machine".

After a group of flail is connected to the wooden pole and the crank, press the wooden pole in the corresponding position to indicate which number is squared, and then turn the shaker, the flail will crackle down, showing the square root of the corresponding number.

Flails open squared? It's a wild imagination, of course, but the scene of using the flail is really joyful.

It is best to use it in the afternoon, when the sun is at its strongest, and the ears are brittle, so it is best to thresh.

When fighting, people help each other and fight in gangs, and seven or eight or a dozen people hold their flails together, automatically divide into two rows, and slap face to face.

The flail is staggered, the rhythm is clear, the interest is high, and people will shout the labor horn with the rhythm of the flail, and the atmosphere will be more enthusiastic.

These two things were originally made of wood and bamboo, and there was no need to inspect the goods at all, so Lu Zhi didn't bring them at all.

Well, in fact, the Heavenly Workshop didn't do it at all at Lu Zhi's request.

These two kinds of farm tools can be used without additional attributes, and when the Liang family wants to make them, they can do it.

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Just as Lu Zhi and the Liang brothers were discussing business in the gluttonous residence, there was a small meeting in the palace.

At this time, Scholar Li Yang was making a summary report, "The minister thinks that the new king of Wu Guoxin is established, and even if he wants to fight, it will be at least next year." ”

"The minister seconded the proposal." Scholar Liu Kang echoed.

As the so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, even if the new king of Wu succeeds to the throne peacefully, it is impossible to completely follow the team of the old king of Wu, and the manpower of the department should be changed or replaced.

With so many people in a country, the conflict of interests is even more complicated, and it is not easy to get together, let alone gather these forces into an iron fist that is enough to wage war, which is simply even more difficult!

"The minister also seconded the proposal, but the state of Wu is treacherous, and accidents will inevitably happen, and the defense of Xuanwu City should not be neglected."

Xie Yan is the most warlike of the three scholars, but belligerence does not mean that the army is reckless, and there is really no basis for war in Dayue due to natural disasters for many years.

"Not bad." King Yue nodded, quite optimistic, "If it can be delayed through this year, the treasury will be more abundant, and it will be much easier to fight at that time." ”

Xie Yanxiao's mouth opened, "What the king said is very true, when the rainy season is over, the seaside will be able to dry salt again." ”

"yes!" When it comes to the mention of salt, the king of Yue is happy, it's all money.

Li Yang was shocked, and he thought about it, "Your Majesty, when it comes to drying salt, the minister has a plan." ”

Li Yang is famous for his wisdom, and what King Yue likes to hear the most is that he says he has a plan, "Quick, come and listen." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he can send some of the extra salt to Wu and Chu."

Scholar Li Yang explained, "Let's talk about Wu State first, King Wu is gathering manpower, at this time, we only need to bribe some of Wu Guo's big families and let them add to the chaos, which will inevitably slow down this process." ”

King Yue gently looked at Scholar Liu Jian, Liu Jian thought for a moment, "Yes." ”

Scholar Li Yang also said, "Ba and Shu form a brotherly alliance, and the state of Chu must be on guard, at this time, let's send some salt to the royal family of Chu, in order to show the friendly attitude of my Dayue, and the minister feels that it is still very necessary." ”

King Yue looked at Scholar Liu Jian again, Liu Jian thought for a moment, and said again, "Yes." ”

"Then let Xie Aiqing go." As soon as King Yue finished speaking, he shook his head violently, "No, it's better to change someone." ”

Xie Yan relied on his mouth, he was very good at handling these diplomatic matters, but now that he was a scholar, his identity was different from before, and he couldn't go to Chu because of these trivial things.

As the saying goes, killing chickens is done with a knife.

Li Gongmou, Liu Gongju, and Xie Gongyou Kankan are talking about the situation in front of them.

In fact, Xie Yan had the intention to send an envoy, but to be honest, he was just showing favor to the Chu State, if he really went, it would seem that Yue Guo was too flattering, but not beautiful.

"Or ......" Xie Yan subconsciously wanted to recommend Lu Li, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that he was at a loss.

For the sake of this small merit, he gave up the identity of this close minister of the Son of Heaven, and it is not cost-effective to think about it.

King Yue smiled, "It's not a big deal, just send someone casually, Lu Xiuzhu should stay in the palace." ”

"Thank you, the king." Xie Yan arched his hand, not a little embarrassed, I was just eccentric, what's wrong?

Li Yang and Liu Kang glanced at each other, and didn't say much, not to mention sending Xie Yan to do this, even sending Lu Xiu to go, they all felt that it was inappropriate.

This matter should be done with both attention and less attention, so this person who went to the Chu State should be more ordinary.

It is best to go to Chu State before, such a person will not attract excessive attention when he goes to Chu State, and he can do things well.

There are not many such candidates, and the two scholars already know it.